Telegram-herald., 1887-08-21

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sae bad aot fer,sJEen ths ans.z, oas was
ssspng 10 ter a griFaas oocalsloa.
JssS af1er Carls arrived Ike offi.er re-
furaes sal reported taa- Sorals Was zoae
T2s ssIa hal as~a a. ths temple, stating thzsz
.hs - ssciaz. a. Nas sssnelIales tae custom
among Zi-Fensii .asiies II raHk. - spsad TIE
nIebt IA Tnell1xEiou before tie altar We
ioo<sd a. s4eb 9ther significantly. Tie bloE
lai fslian gery soon.
Thea - sst O. work
GsneTa.s ~30 ec1ld De trusted were sun
sloaei tfsm their quarters, ami a. much of
the state Affairs - vas thoaght 4s.irabis was
soli - -ach. strict iaiInrtl0as bslag given %
thenl L, zst al Chsir available force together.
The SANE Nss done w1sh such q the more
powerful lords - Nyispska knew sbs could
teiy en-, several II Nhom ieft taat very day
fnr distant parts 0f tbs country 70 gather "
thslr tritesnen aad reEainsrs Ss2.ed orders
we're dispatched 10 the rulers Of Tar OF cites,
anl some tssnty messengers were sent OF
before nizhtfal VIA instructions n ride
early and iale I'll they reached the dis
tanE chiefs 70 wBon their letters were all
dressed. also many spies sefe set 70 WORK
All the Afternoon and evening We labored,
assisted BY soals confidential scribes, Nyley-
taa showing az energy ead resource q mimi
that astonislsd ms, and Il was o'clock be-
| tore we Eog back % our quarters. Here WIS
| heard frua Aiphonss, who WAS deeply as
| grieved because our nOn-return had spoiled
| his dinner lfor he had turned cook again
| nOWi. hat Good had come back from his
hawking ahd gone on duty As Instructions
| had already been given % the CGlcer OF the
outer guard 70 double the sen tries at the gate,
and a. ~s had no reason 70 fear~any imIns-
| date danger, We did not think It worth while
/ "a hunt him up and tell hlm anything Of what
| bad passed, which at best was. uIider tie
| peculiar circumstances OF the case, one Il
those tasks 0ss prefers % postpone; 50, after
swallowing our food, we turned in q get
some much nse.led rest Before We did so,
/ however Il occurred . Curtis 70 tel old Ura-
slopogaas 70 keep . lockous in the neighbor-
hood OF Nylepthas private apartments Um-
zopogzas was now we'll known about the
| place, and BY the qaeens order allowed to
/ pass Whi-asr 80 would BY the guards; per-
/ Mission 81 which he ofroa availsd himself by
roaniing about tas palace during the still
/ hours ia a Nocturnal fashion that lie favored,
| and which Is oy no means uncommon among
black men generally His presence in the
corridors would not. therefore, be likely 20
excite remark. " Without any comment the
Zulu took up his sx and departed, and we
also Departed to bed.
seemed 20 have been asleep but few min-
utes when I Was awakened by peculiar sen
sation q unsasinsSz felt that somebody was
NJ tho room and booking at me, and instantly
sat I'd, 60 ses 70 ny surprise that it was al
ready dawn, and that thers, standing at the
foot Of my couch, and looking peculiarly
srirr aud gzEat in the gray light, was I'm
Slopogsss himself
How long hast thou been thereF' asked
testify, for it is Rot pleasant to De aroused in
such fashion.
sNsyhap the half of an hour, Mscumazahn
have word for thee
Speak on i said, now wide enough
awake.
! - Ash VISA bid, Iwsnt iastnight TO the pac,
orths " bite Queen, and hid myself behind 4
pillar in the second anterooul, beyond which il
the sleeping place Of the queen BougwaI
Good was in tia first anteroom alone, and out
side the curtain OF that room was a sentry, bu
had a mind to see II could pass in unseen
and I did. gliding behind them both. Their
/ l waited Tor many hours. when suddenly
perceived a G4lk figure coming secret.
toward RE. Il was the figure OF woman
and n Der hand shs held = dagger. Behin'
that figure crept another, unseen by tn
woman. Il was Bopgwan following in he
| tracks HIS sAoes were of and for so fat
man he followed very well The womai
passed me, and the starlight shone upon he
face
who was itF asked, impatsntiT.
The face was the face of the Lady OF th
Night.' and Of truth she is well named
Il waited, and Bouswan passed me alsc
Then I followed So ne went slowly an
without sound sp the long chamber; fin
the WOMAN, then Bougwan, and then 1; an
the woman saw not Bougvan, and Bougwa
saw not me. Az last tho Lady of the Nigh
, AatHc " ~ tet4tt> ~Hat o-He VI. ~A0 So
ing piscs Of the White Queen, and put OF
her left hand to part them She passs
through. and so did Bougwan, and 50 did
At the far end Of the room * the bed Of th
queen, and on IL she lay vary fast asleep.
could hsar her breathe, and sac one whit
arm lying on the c0veTlid Ike streak {
snow on the dry grass. The Lady Of ii
Night doubled horseH thus, and with Il
long knife lifted crept towards the bed s
straight lid she gaxs thsreat that she nev'
thought 70 look behind her. When she VS.
quits close Bouzwen touched her on the arm
and she caught her breath and turned, and
saw the ksfe fash, and heard it strike. We
, WAS il FOR Bour wan that he had the skin